Date Received: 2018-06-26T00:00:00
Product: Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: A utility bill was placed in my name fraudulently. I spoke with company representatives several times over course of few weeks. This was about between XX/XX/XXXX-XX/XX/XXXX. Eventually they ask me to pay debt, {$100.00}, and they would notify gas company and then remove collection from my credit files. But after I did, the supervisor did not honor this promise and was rude about it. They did nothing to rectify situation even after debt was now paid and refused to remove collection, which I told them was not mine. I have been disputing this information for a long time now with the credit bureaus but the collection company just keep updating it.
Company: Associated Credit Services, Inc.
State/Zip: NY 112XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2947006
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